Barthes v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 6–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Barthes 365 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Barthes’ 1.3.
- Newcombe averages 1.7 sets won a match to Barthes’ 1.3 (38% more).
- Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Barthes’s 49.6.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Barthes’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Barthes 365 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- –Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 17.36,319 total · best 83Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 49.6Sets won %67.0
- 48.9Games won %54.6
- 0.06 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
- 1.3
Head to head
517 matches
since 196812
since 196812
- Carpet · 8 matchesBarthes 3Newcombe 5
- Grass · 4 matchesBarthes 1Newcombe 3
- Hard · 3 matchesBarthes 1Newcombe 2
- Clay · 2 matchesBarthes 0Newcombe 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchBarthes 0Newcombe 1
Last meetings
- 8 June 1970 · Bristol · Quarterfinal · GrassNewcombe won 7-5 6-1
- 8 Sept 1969 · Chicago · Round of 16 · CarpetBarthes won 8-6
- 27 Aug 1969 · US Open · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2
- 9 July 1969 · Boston · Quarterfinal · CarpetNewcombe won 7-5 6-1
- 9 June 1969 · Bristol · Quarterfinal · GrassBarthes won 9-11 8-6 7-5
- 16 Oct 1968 · Kimberley WCT · Semifinal · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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